Meaning of stifle
Definition of stifle
(noun)
joint
between
the
femur
and
tibia
in a quadruped; corresponds to the
human
knee
(verb)
suppress
in
order
to
conceal
or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
suppress
or
constrain
so as to
lessen
in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity"
impair
the
respiration
of or
obstruct
the air
passage
of; "The
foul
air was
slowly
suffocating
the children"
be asphyxiated; die from
lack
of oxygen; "The
child
suffocated
under
the pillow"
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